Caption

Low water in the Rhine near Cologne, view from the right bank of the Rhine at the Rheinpark to the south, city center with the cathedral, inland navigation is severely restricted, only a few ships sail, then with a significantly reduced load, on the day of recording it was the lowest Rhine level ever measured in Cologne, 60 cm, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date

Aug 06, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Jochen Tack

Reference

BRK26H77_240

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No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

137.8Mb (45.9Mb) / 28.3in x 18.9in / 8499 x 5666 (300dpi)

Keywords

water level heat daytime cathedral church building sacral building city urban boat Boat trip ship industry sixty drought water stony stone gardens river body of water global warming North Rhine-Westphalia Rhine German Europe parched recording historic hot climate change ground dry riverbed sand bank shore old town industrial view summer load european inland navigation Cologne Rhineland low River landscape summery Germany exterior view dried out shortage low water city view south reduced travel photography river course Downtown Central Europe View over the city climate crisis Rhine bank Rhine Meadows Historic quarter waterway Rhine Park Setting River level Water scarcity Rhine level Industrial backdrop Summer heat Catedral structure sacred building town urban environment vessel dryness waterfront rock park waters NRW arid shot historical bottom river bed sandbank watershore historic center overlook inland water transportation Köln riverine landscape German Federal Republic exterior dried scarcity Low tide city portrait course of a river midtown Middle Europe View over the town Banks of the Rhine Historic district navigation channel Rheinpark Set water shortage day Dom construction religious building municipal 60 Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia barren historic centre facing freight IWT Koeln river scenery Republic of Germany outdoor shot dried-up townscape city center view on the city banks of Rhine Fairway daylight Church building North-Rhine Westphalia historic city center view into cargo inland shipping Riverscape exterior photograph cityscape city centre view of the town shipping channel historic city centre view over outdoor photo desiccated view of the city town center historic old town town view Town centre historical old town Overlook city scape Inner city old city overview Inner town old district Old town area water levels cathedrals churches buildings cities boats Boat trips ships industries droughts stones rivers recordings grounds riverbeds sand banks old towns view of View of loads inland navigations River landscapes exterior views dried-out shortages Historic quarters Settings rocks parks historically sandbanks outlook riverine landscapes city portraits Historic districts Sets constructions religious buildings river sceneries outdoor shots townscapes exterior photographs cityscapes outdoor photos old historic town Overlooking city scapes overviews Kathedrale Kirche water body Water area open water Europe's historical image history image history images bank banks Altstadt River view FRG BRD Urban view water shore historic part course of the river in the centre of